WIREADME.txt explains the layout of WI.xls, WI.csv and WI.zip (xls is the Microsoft Excel
version, csv is the comma separated variable version, and zip is the zipped version of the .csv
version and this readme file).

Use and Attribution: All data is free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss. 2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate it
if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

STFIPS is the State FIPS Code (55 for Wisconsin).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS Code.
COUNTY is the county name.
PRECINCT is the precinct name.
ORDER is the code.
HINDINUM is the code. 
CD is the number of the congressional district.

Note: you need CTYFIPS, PRECINCT, ORDER, and HINDINUM in order to have unique
identification

Votes for President:
BUCHANAN is votes for Pat Buchanan (Reform).
PHILLIPS is votes for Howard Phillips (Constitutional).
HAGELIN is votes for John Hagelin (Natural Law).
BROWNE is votes for Harry Browne (Libertarian).
GORE is votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
NADER is votes for Ralph Nader (Green).
BUSH is votes for George W. Bush (Republican).

Votes for U.S. Senate:   
USSENDEM is votes for the Democratic Candidate Herbert H. Kohl.
USSENREP is votes for the Repubilcan candidate John Gillespie.
USSENLIB is votes for the Libertarian candidate Tim Peterson.
USSENCON is votes for the Constitution candidate Robert R. Raymond.
USSENIND is votes for the Independent candidate Eugene A. Hem.

Votes for U.S. House:
CONGDEM is votes for the Democratic candidate (Jeffrey Thomas in District 1,Tammy Baldwin
in District 2, Ron Kind in District 3,Jerry Kleczka in District 4,Tom Barrett in District 5,Dan
Flaherty in District 6, David Obey in District 7,Dean Reich in District 8, Mike Clawson in District
9).
CONGREP is votes for the Republican candidate (Paul Ryan in District 1, John Sharpless in
District 2, Susan Tully in District 3, Tim Riener in District 4,Jonthan Smith in District 5,Tom Petri
in District 6, Sean Cronin in District 7,Mark Green in District 8, F. James Sensenbrenner jr in
District 9).
CONOTHER is votes for the Libertarian candidate in District 4: Nikola Rajnovic.  All other
districts are marked "."

Votes for Referendum:                                  
REFYES is yes votes for Extending the Right to Vote to Adult Children of US Citizens.
REFNO is no votes for Extending the Right to Vote to Adult Children of US Citizens.